The invention relates to a gas delivery apparatus comprising an internal gas passage, a deformable reservoir, a valve device arranged upstream of the deformable reservoir and a control unit with microprocessor controlling the valve device in order to set or adjust the gas flow. A pressure sensor performs gas pressure measurements in a respiratory mask and supplies them to the control unit. The control unit compares the pressure measurements to a pressure threshold value and controls the valve device in order to adjust the gas flow as a function of this comparison, particularly in order to increase the flow when the pressure measured is below the threshold value.

Therapeutic dressings, a process for the preparation of a gasotransmitter, and various methods are disclosed. A therapeutic dressing according to an embodiment includes a composition including an organic electrochemical mediator configured to reduce a gasotransmitter salt, and the gasotransmitter salt converting into a gasotransmitter upon reduction; a carrier adapted to contain the composition; and a bimetallic cell delivering current to the composition.

The invention relates to a small-volume jet nebulizer having a unibody housing and an atomizer. The unibody housing includes input and output ports on a nebulizer body with an internal chamber that is widest at the output port. The housing also forms an internal gas inlet. The output port may be sized to fit standard patient interface ports. The nebulizer includes an atomizer that fits over the internal gas inlet. The atomizer includes a siphon, a jet and a baffle set a distance above the jet by arms connected to the siphon.

Embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatus and methods for verifying the concentration of mixed gas to be used for ophthalmic administration. In an embodiment is provided a method that includes introducing a first portion of mixed gas into a chamber, determining a temperature change of the first portion which is indicative of a parameter of the first portion, determining that the parameter satisfies a predetermined value, and introducing a second portion of mixed gas into a patient's eye. In another embodiment is provided a method that includes exposing an element inside a chamber to a first portion of mixed gas, determining a change in a physical characteristic of the element that changes in response to a stimulus, the physical characteristic indicative of a parameter of the first portion, determining that the parameter satisfies a predetermined value, and introducing a second portion of mixed gas into a patient's eye.

Various methods and systems are provided for flushing a medical gas flow system. In one embodiment, a method for a medical gas flow system comprises: performing a disinfecting cycle of a ventilation gas path comprising a plurality of gas flow passages by: flowing gas from a pressurized gas source of the medical gas flow system to a liquid disinfectant reservoir of a flush module; combining the gas with a liquid disinfectant stored within the liquid disinfectant reservoir to form a disinfectant aerosol; and flowing the disinfectant aerosol through the plurality of gas flow passages.

The present invention provides a gas inhalation device with a constant concentration of gas entering the respiratory tract and without respiratory resistance, including: a mask, a gas source and a gas mixer, wherein the mask is a container that is capable of holding 50-1000 ml of gas, a proximal end of the mask is a soft cushion for fitting the face and surrounded by a catheter, the catheter is provided with a plurality of small orifices communicating with an inner cavity of the mask, one end of the catheter is connected to one end of an adapter tube, the other end of the adapter tube is connected to a gas delivery pipe, the gas delivery pipe is a catheter connecting the adapter tube and the gas source or the gas mixer; a distal end of the mask is provided with a huge orifice or a plurality of large orifices to ensure unobstructed gas in and out, with almost no airflow resistance, and an internal pressure of the mask cavity is always zero; one or two headband interfaces are provided on both sides of the mask's outer layer for connecting a headband fixing the mask to ensure that the mask is stably fixed on the face.

Caloric stimulation and pressure stimulation can be applied to the ear for treatment of neurological disorders, such as migraine, pain, and headache. Heat can be applied first to increase the sensitivity of the mechanoreceptors in the ear. The pressure can be applied after heating to produce a stronger neurological response than would occur without the heating. In some cases, cooling can be used. Valves can be used to direct fluid flow to a right ear, a left ear, or both. Valves can be used to transition the system between an irrigation or caloric mode and a pressure mode. Green eyewear can be used for therapeutic relief.

Caloric stimulation and pressure stimulation can be applied to the ear for treatment of neurological disorders, such as migraine, pain, and headache. Heat can be applied first to increase the sensitivity of the mechanoreceptors in the ear. The pressure can be applied after heating to produce a stronger neurological response than would occur without the heating. In some cases, cooling can be used. Valves can be used to direct fluid flow to a right ear, a left ear, or both. Valves can be used to transition the system between an irrigation or caloric mode and a pressure mode. Green eyewear can be used for therapeutic relief.

Diffusion and infusion resistant implantable devices and methods for reducing pulsatile pressure are provided. The implantable device includes a balloon implantable within a blood vessel of a patient, e.g., the pulmonary artery. The balloon is injected with a fluid mixture comprising a constituent fluid(s) and a diffusion-resistant gas to provide optimal balloon volume and limit fluid diffusion throughout multiple cardiac cycles. The fluid mixture may be pressurized such that the balloon is transitionable between an expanded state and a collapsed state responsive to pressure fluctuations in the blood vessel.

A filter cartridge for surgical gas delivery systems includes a filter housing configured to be seated in a filter cartridge interface of a surgical gas delivery system, with a plurality of flow paths defined through the filter housing including at least one evacuation/return flow path and at least one insufflation/sensing flow path. A humidity filter element is included in the evacuation/return flow path for removing humidity from an evacuation/return lumen of a tube set. The humidity filter element can include a sintered polymer material configured to provide tortuous flow paths therethrough to condense humidity out of a flow through the humidity filter element.